By Robin Marshall, Director of Fixed Income Research, FTSE Russell.

According to recent data, US Treasuries have become expensive compared to other major sovereign bond markets over the last four years.

DWS has effectively created a new ETF offering socially responsible, low carbon exposure to UK equities. The Xtrackers MSCI UK ESG UCITS ETF (XASX LN) has come into existence through the repurposing of its FTSE All-Share-linked ETF.

By Philip Lawlor, Head of Global Investment Research, FTSE Russell.

Vaccine-lifted hopes of a quicker return to economic normalcy have triggered dramatic reversals across global financial markets in recent weeks.

Nikko Asset Management has partnered with ICBC Asset Management, the investment arm of the state-owned Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), to launch an ETF in Singapore providing exposure to government bonds issued in mainland China.

ETFs that invest according to Islamic principles have, for the most part, significantly outperformed their regular market benchmarks this year, owing primarily to sector tilts that are typical of Sharia strategies.

Vanguard Australia has expanded its suite of ‘ethically conscious’ ETFs with the launch of a new strategy targeting Australian equities.

BlackRock has added a medley of fixed income ETFs to its Japanese product line-up. The new listings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange provide various US Treasury, emerging market sovereign, and euro corporate bond exposures.

HSBC Global Asset Management has further extended its sustainable ETF line-up with the launch of a UK exposure on the London Stock Exchange.

Phillip Capital Management has listed the Phillip SGD Money Market ETF on Singapore Exchange, offering a treasury management tool for institutional investors and a possible income-enhanced alternative to cash deposits for retail investors.

BlackRock has launched an ETF providing climate change risk-adjusted exposure to eurozone government bonds.